State-wise Solar rankings So far in 2018-19

As per the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India’s total installed capacities (as of July 2018) are given below:

States Solar Power Projects (Capacity in MW)

Karnataka 5163.42

Telangana 3401.13

Andhra Pradesh 2565.36

Rajasthan 2360.75

Tamil Nadu 2220.95

Gujarat 1637.15

India 23115.05

Last year too, about 80% of the installations were done by the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab. The top five states by cumulative installed capacity in 2016-17 were Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. Read more here: State Wise Solar State Rankings – India 2017-18

In contrast to the large solar power projects, rooftop solar still remains a laggard. Here is the total rooftop installed capacity by states.

Sneha Shah

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